Echocardiography
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Echocardiography is a noun meaning (medicine) The use of ultrasound to produce images of the heart; especially, cardiac ultrasonography done with cardiology-specific devices and training, as contrasted with POCUS applied cardiovascularly by any clinician.
Meaning
(medicine) The use of ultrasound to produce images of the heart; especially, cardiac ultrasonography done with cardiology-specific devices and training, as contrasted with POCUS applied cardiovascularly by any clinician.
Word Forms
- echocardiographies
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